MADNESS PHOTOGRAPHY

Madness Photography started as an official, serious company in 1998.
But the history of Madness Photography started long before. Onno “Berserk” Wieringa, founder and owner of Madness Photography, has been a self-taught photographer since he was a little kid and started to take pictures of something he loved since the day he was born: motorcycles!

His motorcycles
After he finished high school, he started working for various Harley-Davidson shops, where he learned to work on bikes. At the age of 17, he already owned two Triumph’s and when he was eighteen he had four Triumphs and a Suzuki GT 750. After getting his drivers license, when he was eighteen, the Triumphs all had to go and were replaced by a bike that he had wanted since the day he was born; a Harley-Davidson. This bike is still in his life; it’s an FXE-F 1200 Super Glide Fat Bob, which has been rebuild and modified endlessly and ridden for many miles. Going everywhere on the bike, there was one thing he always had in his pocket; his camera!
At the age of 23 he started drag racing, and he and his team named “Midnight Madness”, raced the bike on all the major races and drag strips all over Europe. He has competed in many classes; starting with the Street bikes, than Ultimate Street Bike, Super Stock, Pro-Stock, and then finally in the fastest gas burning class; Top Gas! Also again taking thousands of photo’s of everything interesting, at every racetrack! Being a racer for more than 18 years gave him insight in the world of fast bikes, and he’s still involved in the world of drag racing as a helper/mechanic and of course photographer / reporter.

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Robby Krieger of the Doors and His Band Jam Kitchen Joins Epic Lineup at Sturgis Buffalo Chip Music Festival

Sturgis, South Dakota – The Largest Music Festival in motorcycling announced today that Robby Krieger, legendary guitarist of the Doors joins the already remarkable lineup performing at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip in August during the 2013 Sturgis motorcycle rally. Robby Krieger will perform back to back with Sublime with Rome, where fans can expect to hear long time favorites like ”Light My Fire,” and more. Robby joins a lineup of artists that will blast the Sturgis Buffalo music festival every night of the rally such as Kid Rock, The Doobie Brothers, ZZ Top, Rob Zombie, Halestorm, Toby Keith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brantley Gilbert, Queensryche, The Cult, Buckcherry, Alien Ant Farm, Fuel, Pop Evil, and many other bands who are committed to making the 2013 Sturgis Buffalo Chip music festival a must attend. Additional concert information and campground admission passes are available at www.BuffaloChip.Com.Krieger was voted one of top 100 guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone and is known for writing many of the Door’s classic songs including “This is the End” and “LA Woman” along with others making his career and impact on the world of rock one for the record books. Fans can look forward to singing along with Classic Doors songs when the famous Door’s guitarist and legendary song writer Robby Krieger takes the stage Friday August 9th at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip.“I only had to hear ‘C’mon baby, LIGHT MY FIRE’ once to know this songwriter would forever be a big part of Rock ‘n Roll history”, said Rod Woodruff, President of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. “And, yes, I’m still singing ‘LOVE ME TWO TIMES’ and ‘LOVE HER MADLY’, too. Robbie Krieger’s music helped put the Doors on top of the world. He’s earned his legendary status and we are indeed privileged to have him perform for us at the Chip and let us sing along to the Doors’ songs generations of rockers will always know.”The Robby Krieger Concerts and all other concerts are free with camping and campground admission passes may be purchased for the entire festival or any portion thereof. Passes also grant guests access to the Bikini Beach swim paradise, 25 bars, thrilling exhibits, and outrageous events. The annual Sturgis Buffalo Chip music festival runs July 29 through Aug. 11, 2013. More details are available at www.BuffaloChip.com or by calling (605) 347-9000.